Herwin Novianto is an Indonesian film director who won the Citra Award
for Best Director at the 2012 Indonesian Film Festival for his drama
Tanah Surga... Katanya (Land of Heaven... They Say). He later directed
Aisyah, biarkan kami bersaudara in 2016 which starred Laudya Cynthia
Bella.Novianto made his feature film debut in 2009 with Jagad X Code,
for which he also wrote the story. Jagad X Code was set in a village
alongside Code Stream in Yogyakarta, which had received support from
Y. B. Mangunwijaya but was forced to be self-sufficient after
Mangunwijaya's death. It followed three youths from the village who,
unable to buy the things they want owing to omnipresent poverty, agree
to find a flash drive for a local thug.In 2011 Novianto's television
film Papi, Mami, dan Tukang Kebun (Father, Mother, and the Gardener)
won twelve prizes at the FTV Awards in Jakarta, including Best
Director.Novianto's second feature film, Tanah Surga... Katanya, was
released in 2012. He won the Citra Award for Best Director for the
film, being selected over more established directors such as Hanung
Bramantyo and Teddy Soeriaatmadja; the film itself was selected as
Best Film. Novianto described it as a surprise, but suggested he was
burdened by the prize because he would be pressured to produce better
work the following year. Herwin Novianto Top Movies & Young Movies